Molua of Kilmoluagh was an early Christian missionary among the Soghain people of County Galway.
Sodhán Salbhuidhe na Sreath - Sogan of the Battle-lines/Sogan of the Preys was a semi-legendary son of a king of Ulster whose people settled in what became called the kingdom of Soghain.
Thus Molua was a great-great grandson of the founder of the kingdom, which led historian Joseph Mannion to comment that "The brevity of the pedigree might indicate that he belonged to the very early stages of the Christian period", perhaps as early as the late fifth century.
He is credited with the erection of a cross at Crossmaloo (Cros mo Luaidh), of which only the base and broken lower shaft remains.
It is believed to mark his grave,[1] and was once a traditional resting place for funeral processions leading to the church of Kilmoluagh, of which he was the founder.